About Cynthia

Dr. Cynthia Agbayani is an LPC (licensed professional counselor) based in Virginia who helps people facing a wide range of challenges, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, trauma, and parenting stress. She combines a straightforward style with empathy to make conversations clear and practical.

She focuses on helping clients manage emotions, improve relationships, and build daily routines that feel doable. With 15 years of experience, she draws on several approaches to match each person’s needs.

Background and approach

Sessions center on the client’s goals and life context, and she works collaboratively to create steps that fit into real life. Her tone is direct but warm, aiming to keep sessions focused and useful. Dr.

Agbayani uses methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based approaches, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and client-centered techniques. She finds these helpful for mood disorders, trauma-related problems, family stress, and difficulties with attention and self-regulation. Interventions are explained simply and practiced between sessions.

People who reach out can expect practical tools, communication coaching, and attention to patterns that affect daily functioning. She also addresses issues tied to family history, adoption, caregiving stress, and relationship patterns. The work often includes building routines, learning skills for emotion regulation, and improving communication.

Sessions are offered in English and are available to international clients. Dr. Agbayani offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then move toward actions that match their values; it can help with anxiety, depression, and motivation struggles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying practical experiments to change patterns, which is useful for mood, anxiety, and attention-related challenges. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at relationship patterns from early life and helps people change how they relate to others, which can ease intimacy and family stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences rather than using a single fixed model. That collaborative process includes trying strategies, checking how they feel, and adjusting the plan together.

Online therapy makes it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that is helpful, phone sessions work for lower bandwidth or when being on camera is not desired, and live chat or text messaging can support brief check-ins, skill practice, or flexible communication during the week. These options aim to increase access and convenience while keeping the focus on practical progress.

Questions people ask

What concerns does she help with?
She supports people managing anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, grief, parenting stress, and relationship or intimacy-related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is direct and empathic. She works collaboratively and focuses on clear, practical steps clients can use between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience as an LPC working with mood disorders, trauma, attachment concerns, and related issues.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is an LPC licensed in Virginia and provides services from that location.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; specific costs vary with location and therapist availability.
How do I begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

What this therapist works with

Most often

Experience
15 years
Licensed
Virginia
Languages
English

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